The study of RNA transcription and interference has grown tremendously since the discovery of microRNA. The term “small RNA” has now come to include many types of RNA, such as microRNA (miRNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA), and more.

Ion Torrent™ next-generation sequencing systems provide sequencing-based analysis of all known and novel small RNA transcripts in a strand-specific, hypothesis-free fashion. Ion Torrent next-generation sequencers offer a range of integrated, optimized reagents and workflows for sample preparation through data analysis in your research.

Features include:

Flexible sample input—analyze small RNA from sample types such as FFPE tissue, starting with as little as 5 ng Increased dynamic range

Increased dynamic range—quantify transcripts more accurately with increased sequencing depth and a much higher dynamic range than with a microarray

Choose the sequencing platform that best suits your needs

Ion Torrent™ small RNA sequencing enables a single-day workflow, intuitive analysis, and a short sequencing run. Fast and affordable, the price of sequencing a single sample per chip is comparable to that of microarrays.

Small noncoding RNAs are typically only ~18–40 nucleotides in length; however, they have been shown to play critical roles in cellular processes such as developmental timing, cell fate, tumor progression, and neurogenesis.